Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-18

general favorite with the old and YlE-!
by reason of peculiar current Of COMM
sense and usefulness underlying ir.e-:
enthusiasm in the coed things Of life
She possessed msry faults, hut s5evi
a devoted daughter, z faithful friend, Il.
is an idolatrous wife; ell The ielTJ; G
her poetic IA ure is low merged into O.;
channel.
The vein Of sensuoUsEesS which Chi.
acte,izes much of her poetry runs S.
through her personality, tastes sLdt
position, but is fortunately governed .rt
guided by strong common sense. Ag-
harite By nature, she can acsp. herseI1
au7 condition life msy impose.
As sgirI she brought much adverse CHI
icism upon herself from the severe judges
OF the world, through TOO gEest ! love Ct
pleasure and admiration, TOO yOlrP.1o1;
ard uncsreful literary methods, sEcs
hsstY temper.
Time has cured eli these fsgIs save t.:
latter.
The fair poetess is perfect little Ten.
pest when aroused, which IS never vii
out fair cause. An eye witness Of cred
her late jGstifable storms, sud 10 M I-%
sfe felt IS il she wanted s li2l'uLsr1
bout her person at the time. IN 5Ie o.
her own poems she says: "IEe sl-o
lurked under the demon in ne"
Somebody has minated that see F.'
srssed "a good deal more OF the iilE':
bat the latter has been more highly cI.-
vatsG "
TIE wife of one Of WiscOnsin's mi-fl
aire king tells me that IN her nalYe .s%
The gifted poetess was more beloved 10
her personal qualities than her lnle--e''-
atty, snd many loved the womsl VIZ
would not indorse her writings. 81"
her marriage she hiss published 0u! az
book, "Mal MCulle," q novel, slils-.
and remarkable work in its way, gu. y. y.
OF new and advanced idess for Wllcl II
public is not ready. -,
Many 3 sermon will have to 9e pIeaV-.'
to cover the ground Nal M0ulle 6as o0l;.
Her poems have DOticeAbly lmpToVel-
re finement and strength siCCe usfl'-.
This is due no doubt to constant ssscC1
ton with one Of the ablest and mos-'-
tured literary critics of the day.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox mas delics's =.
vigorous physique. A casusl oO'sl..
would not imagine her Over-twentY-s.=ll-
Naturally of joyous and happy dIsgu-.
tion she is subject TO periods OF pI0l'. =.
melancholy. She dresses quietly o. ~ =.
street and srtisticsllY in the house - =.
literary circles Of New York have - =.
seal Of communication upon her T0iA -
she is received with open SIMS ID sul. -,
the mostdelightful sCcial circles n ne 1',...
Her benevolence is unique IS lel -
d constant source Of distress u - ~.
this regard is being compelled d! ~.
lessons Of experience to close IeL pOr-.,
hook before the demands OF ne uL W..
and limit her charities TO cases WIZ =,
personally investigates. One u
strongest characteristics is Ger Oss. n
lieiOus faith coupled with .rto-eislss1. r;
creeds. She seldom attends cAuL. -.
has the most implicit faith u pt :, -
Sincerity and truth sre her csrolna -..,,:
tues. The favor of kings ana P. 90.
could not tempt her to depart HON - 81.
She is fearlessly and fesrfully ll1l. ..o.,
gains and retains more friends tnal ~
who rely upon policy to carly ". 3
through the world. do not DEL. ,,c,s!
magnetism but if any one in tns wiki ,r-,::
ever did possess it she does. O9e =.
hiss said, "She draws al men 10 In In
almost ell women" So sucCe;;..,-.
woman, she has few il any IL W.. W.,
being possessed Of a faculty OF N's ss.rfr:
rivalry. l attribute this 10 lei 80
and Interested pleasure IN the su''',
others. ,,c,I
Mrs. Wilcox lost her only chic, MS.
boy, sitter one brief day of lie, , as US
she is now making her home IN Ae .r III.
city, near the Central PARK, IN cvSy -..,i
nest of rooms most artistically Ge'g9, or.
WILLIAM j. ~